SOLUTION: how can you convert 71.7 into degrees and minutes

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Question 490994: how can you convert 71.7 into degrees and minutes
Answer by ccs2011(207) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 60 minutes in 1 degree.
0.7 degrees = (60*.7) minutes
--> 60%2A.7+=+42
71.7 degrees equals 71 degrees 42 minutes